Kymenlaakso GoGlo
Global Growth & Business Networks
The main goal of the Kymenlaakso GoGlo project is to support the vitality and competitiveness of the region, as well as to create sustainable, scalable, and international business in the area to improve the economic diversity and competitiveness of Kymenlaakso.
Scalable and International business to Kymenlaakso!
New business opportunities and support from network to internationalization!
Kymenlaakso GoGlo – Globan Growth & Business Networks -project supports new international talents and entrepreneurs, their innovations, and new business opportunities, helping them integrate more closely into the Kymenlaakso region and grow a network for same minded people interested in international business.
Enhance your company’s ability to internationalize by networking!
KEY ACTIONS
- Creating international and scalable business in the Kymenlaakso region: The project’s goal is to support the emergence of new, innovative, and international businesses in the area.
- Increasing the internationalization skills of local companies: Providing training, mentoring, and networking opportunities that enhance companies’ readiness to internationalize and scale.
- Improving opportunities for foreign professionals in the region to create businesses: Creating easily accessible English-language ideation events, low-threshold sparring, and mentoring to lower the barrier to entrepreneurship.
- Strengthening networking between local companies, business operators, and those interested in scalable business: Organizing events and occasions that promote networking and cooperation between local and international actors.
- Promoting cultural understanding and diversity in local businesses: Offering training and coaching that improve the cultural competence of local companies and their readiness to operate in international markets.
Target groups
- Immigrants acting and living in Kymenlaakso:
- University students
- Individuals interested of International and Scalable business
- Students spouses
2. Individuals and companies in Kymenlaakso who are interested in:
- Internationalization
- Scalable business
Coming events
Event
Pitch Deck -workshop
14.8.2025
Learn to make a pitch deck that appeals to potential investors!
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Pitch your idea -event
20.8.2025
Rehearse your pitching skills in front of funders and experts and develop…
Event
Lisää myyntiä referensseillä ja brändillä -myyntivalmennus
2.10.2025
Kehitä uusasiakashankintaasi ja kirkasta brändiäsi konkreettisessa myyntivalmennuksessa!
Facts
Project name:
Kymenlaakso GoGlo – Global Growth & Business Networks
Project duration:
1.11.2024–31.10.2027
Info
Lead partner:
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences Xamk
Focus area:
Digital economy
Research area:
Creative industries
Research centre:
Creative industries
Impact goal:
Entrepreneurship and high added value
Budget
Financier and main source of funding:
Häme ELY-center – Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment | Co-funded by the European Union (ESR+)
Total budget:
582 939 euros
EU part of the total budget:
437 204 euros
Xamk part of the total budget:
145 735 euros
Keywords
Kymenlaakso
regional development
Past events
Event
The Flops – growth stories of entrepreneurship
4.3.2025
This is not your typical success-story festival, but an honest, eye-opening, and…
Event
Sales Pitch Mentoring
4.4.–11.4.2025
In this two-part mentoring event you will hear the basics of pitching,…
Event
Kymenlaakson kansainvälisin työnantaja -kilpailu 19.2.-13.4.2025
19.2.–13.4.2025
Kymenlaakson kansainvälisin työnantaja -kilpailussa etsitään kymenlaaksolaisia organisaatioita, jotka ovat onnistuneesti rekrytoineet, ottaneet…
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Tulevaisuusverstas 2025
24.4.2025
Tule mukaan verkostoitumaan ja kuulemaan näkökulmia tulevaisuuden osaajatarpeesta!
Event
GoGlo Idea: Passion to idea
29.4.2025
Unlock your creative potential and get ready to turn your passions into…
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IPR:llä bisnestä! mentorointi / Business with IPR mentoring
13.3.2025
IPR:llä bisnestä! webinaari 13.3.2025 klo 12:00 -12:30 (suomeksi) / Business with IPR webinar…